Janet name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: English, Sikh, German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Janet j(a)-net
Meaning: God's Gracious Gift, Female Version of John, Yahweh is Gracious and God is Merciful
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What does Janet mean?

Frequently Used and Venerable unisex name Janet is originated from Hebrew, meaning of Janet is "God's Gracious Gift, Female Version of John, Yahweh is Gracious or God is Merciful" is primarily used in English, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Sikh, German and Norwegian languages.

Janet is variation of biblical, cherished and timeless Jean. Jean is variation of biblical and loved John. Jean is form of Johannes in French language. Also Jean is Scottish and English form of Jeanne.

Meaning of Jean is Yahweh is Gracious and God is Gracious has origin in Hebrew. Janet is short version of Jane. Jane is version of JeanneJean. Also Jane is variation of biblical and long standing Joan.

Jane is short form of names ending in "Jane". Jane is feminine version of John or. Jane is English cognate of Johanna. Used largely in Kannada and English popular and conifer, Jane is of Hebrew origin, Jane means "Gracious, Yahweh is Gracious and Jehovah has been Gracious".

Janet is short version of Johanna. Johanna is variant of biblical and prevailing Jeanne. Johanna is equivalent of Ιωαννης in Greek and Latin languages. Johanna's meaning is God's Blessing, God is Merciful and Yahweh is Gracious is of Hebrew origin..

It is celebrated on December 27th.

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How do I pronounce Janet?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Janet is j(a)-net. The other ways to say the name is jah-nit.

Variants of Janet

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Janata, Jean, John, Johannes, Jeanne, Gean, Ioan, Ionel, Johnna, Jennine, Donajean, Jean-Claude, Jennette, Janetlee, Jane, Joan, Johanna, Asia, Jennie, Hanna, Janel, Maryjane, Janelee

Names that rhyme with Janet

How popular is the name Janet?

Janet was an extremely popular name in United States. Over 557604 babies have been named Janet since 1880. When at its peak in 1938, 18466 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 16th position.

However after 212 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 34 times Janet was a common name in New South Wales.

Over 2419 babies have been named Janet since 1952. At the peak of its usage in 1952,. After 13 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Also, In Queensland, Janet was once a common name since emerging in 1960 it has been given to over 633 babies.

At its zenith in 1960,. After 9 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Janet is a familiar baby name in Ireland, it has been in use since 1964 and was able to reach the top 100 names.

In 1966, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 86 on girl names chart when 78 babies were given the name Janet. There are over 1453 babies that have been given the name Janet in Ireland.

Janet is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 319 babies in England and Wales have been named Janet.

During its 40 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 700 girl names. Over 276 people have been named Janet in France.

However things change on global perspective, Janet is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 600 have the name as well as in, England and Uganda.

Also the baby name is popular in Kenya, Philippines, Ghana, Canada, Zambia, Mexico, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Peru, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Wales, Egypt, Liberia, Mozambique, Sudan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Jamaica, Lebanon, Malaysia and Gambia.

According to our research, at least 2300000 people have been bestowed Janet around the globe.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202300202796
2022001921103
202100206092
202000202791
2019001691123
2018001417157
2017001358170
2016001423162
2015001484154
2014001376168
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Janet in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands0520302138
Finland000453

Here's what numbers has to say about Janet

You hate copying others. You hang around with different people, so you can widen your life perspective and expand your knowledge. You care about the people you love deeply but can imagine living without them. You are enthusiastic, always do something productive, however, you lack creativity. In order to refuel your soul with creativity, travel, or do something unusual for you. You are an adventurer who follows his intuition.

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  •  Ashley - Origin of Darling and Conifer Ashley is in Anglo-Saxon and Old English, meaning of Ashley is "Aesc Which Means Ash, Ash-tree Meadow or Ash Wood" aimed at both sexes is used principally in Oriya, Malayalam and Hindi
  •  Matthew - Matthew's meaning is Gift of God or Bear, Gift of the Lord or Gift of Yahweh is of Hebrew origin and is bestowed upon both genders is commonly used in Finnish, Swedish and English
  •  James - Long standing and Widely Accepted James is used largely in Gujarati, Danish and English is of Hebrew and English origin, James means "Variant of Jacob, One Who Supplants or Jimmy" is given to both sexes
  •  Clara - Admired and Evergreen unisex name Clara has its origin in Latin, Clara means "Bright or Clear" is used mostly in English and Portuguese

Middle names for Janet

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Famous people named Janet

  • Janet G. Travell, American physician and medical researcher
  • Janet Ayer Fairbank, American author and suffragette
  • Janet Dempsey Steiger, American politician
  • Janet Chisholm, British MI6 agent during the Cold War
  • Janet Dykman, American archer
  • Janet S. Owens, American politician and Democrat
  • Janet Kear, English ornithologist and conservationist
  • Janet Lupo,
  • Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman, philanthropist
  • Janet Museveni, Ugandan politician
  • Janet Monach Patey, English concert and oratorio contralto
  • Janet Quin-Harkin,
  • Janet Lewis, American novelist and poet
  • Janet Reger, was British lingerie designer and business woman
  • Janet Parshall, host of the Christian talk show 'In the Market with Janet Parshall'
  • Janet Lowe, American author
  • Janet Huntington Brewster, American philanthropist, writer
  • Janet Grey, actress
  • Janet Elliott Wulsin, early 20th-century explorer
  • Janet Mikhail, former mayor of Ramallah in the West Bank
  • Janet Godfrey, British songwriter
  • Janet Peery, American short story writer and novelist
  • Janet Paraskeva, British government official
  • Janet Gurwitch, founder of Gurwitch Products
  • Janet Smith, The Rt Hon
  • Janet Lees Price, British actress with many television credits to her name, including: 'Emergency – Ward 10', 'Z-Cars', 'The First Lady', 'Softly, Softly', 'Dixon of Dock Green', 'Upstairs, Downstairs', 'Within These Walls'
  • Janet Hetherington, Canadian writer and artist
  • Janet E. Smith, American classicist and philosopher
  • Janet Wilder Dakin, philanthropist
  • Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming, illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland
  • Janet Blunt, folklorist
  • Janet Gourlay, Scottish Egyptologist, born in Glasgow
  • Janet McAdams, American poet of Alabama Creek, Scottish
  • Janet Coleman, British academic and historian of political theory
  • Janet Hamilton, nineteenth-century Scottish poet
  • Janet Coats, is new media journalism director for the Patterson Foundation
  • Janet Kennedy, Scottish noble, the first daughter of John Kennedy
  • Janet Erskine Stuart, Roman Catholic nun and educator
  • Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone, were twin sisters and British children's book illustrators best
  • Janet Collins, ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher
  • Janet Fairbank, American operatic singer
  • Janet Karvonen, was born and raised in New York Mills
  • Janet Rehnquist, former inspector general of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
  • Janet Bina Kahama, Member of Parliament
  • Janet L. Kavandi, American scientist and a NASA astronaut
  • Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer
  • Janet Rowley, American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers
  • Janet Browne, British historian of science
  • Janet Pierrehumbert, is Professor of Language Modeling
  • Janet Afary, Iranian author, feminist activist and researcher
  • Janet Reno, American lawyer
  • Janet Gaynor, American film
  • Janet Jackson, American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer
  • Janet Evans, American former competition swimmer
  • Janet Frame,
  • Janet Malcolm, American writer

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Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  5. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
  6. Queensland Government - Open Data Portal, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names
  7. NSW Government, https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/popular-baby-names
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